and to harass the politicians accordingly". Bredin said of warfare that, "I've seen too much of war to like it". However, he believed that Britain should be prepared for any event and not rely on "peace in our time". Family Bredin's first marriage, to Jacqueline Geare in 1947, was dissolved in 1961. He married Anne Hardie in 1961. He had one daughter from his first marriage and two daughters from his second. References |- 1916 births 2005 deaths British Army major generals British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency British Army personnel of World War II British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Companions of the Order of the Bath Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Recipients of the Military Cross Royal Ulster Rifles officers Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers officers British Parachute Regiment officers Military personnel of British India British military personnel of the Palestine Emergency Academics of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst